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Oil painting on canvas, Peter IX Legh (1563 - 1636), British (English) School, circa 1598. 3/4-length, standing, turned slightly to the left, looking out. He wears a plain white collar and cuffs and a gorget, over a patterned brown suit, with a white and black ornamental sword belt. His left hand grips the enamelled gold hilt of the sword in its scabbard, whilst his right hand rests on his plumed helmet on a table on the left. He has a bushy beard and a curving moustache, which, like his rich head of hair, are dark brown; his eyes are greenish.